In this video I go over the part needed to hook up an MC1650LS so that you can use it to drive a treadmill motor. Just like the MC2100 this board requires using a PWM signal generator to control speed.
Thanks for the information. I'm taking apart quite a few treadmills and I know I'm going to have some extra boards. When I'm done sorting through them I want to send you some I'm not going to use. I figure you can use them for different purposes testing and you will have some boards and I will learn something. To me that is a good trade in my world.
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Hi Dave, just subscribed! So glad to find someone who knows(& loves) DC motors. I’ve used them in my lathe for quite some time but I’ve run into the fact that treadmills have different controllers and not just the old MC-60 which are quite easy to wire up but can’t find a lot of clear, simple directions on other model controllers. I’m looking forward to gleaning a lot of info from your site. Also, might even worry you with questions. Hope you don’t mind as I’m already seeing some great info. Thank you for sharing!
Hey, great video. I just scored a roadside giveaway treadmill. Striped down the parts and everything works great on the workbench in the shop. I scored a 2.75 HP motor (2 HP continuous) with the MC1650LS 2w control board. There is next to no information about this older control board to be found anywhere. Thanks for being the only source of information about that board.
glad I could help. Make sure you do the torque calaculation to determine if that motor is going to be up to the task of what ever you are replacing with it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_zBGJkhBAc.html
@@GrayCo that is odd because HP is directly related to RPMS. every motor I have tells you the RPMS at which the HP rating is derived. I am not saying your does and you have missed it just saying those HP numbers mean nothing without RPMs.
Very well done! I happen to have 2 MC 2100 boards. (I also have an addiction to collecting treadmill parts. Lol) I think that I'll try one out. Previously, I had been using a SCR motor controller. And a couple of weeks ago. I managed to burn up my motor. Not saying it's because of the motor controller. I think it got clogged up with wood chips. Not positive tho. Thanks for the video.
What about adding a Bluetooth Transmitter / Receiver to a treadmill that doesn't have Bluetooth, so we can use an app that will show up on treadmill screen.
Any idea where can I find circuit diagram for this board. It does not have any lights and does not output power to the motor and to the display board. Capacitors are good. thx.
Hey, I just got that same PWM device you demonstrated. The motor runs smoothly at 190 RPMs with the PWM device showing 15%. Do you think these motors can run for 30 - 60 minutes at these low RPMs without damaging the motors?
If you have blue wires and they are hooked up correctly I would feel comfortable running at that speed as it will auto-shutoff if it gets too hot. If not, a little more RPM would be better for more airflow from the fan. Gear it at 2:1 and you should be good to go.
Thank you for your video. I do have a question. I understand the input needs to be a PWM signal with a frequency of 20 Hz. But is that also the PWM on which the motor is driving? I would like to know as I'm trying to build a motor controller for a 180v treadmill motor myself. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video!!! This happens to be the particular circuit board the "free-to-me" treadmill I got uses. This vid really helps a lot! I'm looking forward to learning more from more of your videos. However, I do have a couple of questions....... Does this circuit board have a built in DC choke? I didn't see you use one in your wired up example. If it is required, what one would a person buy? The treadmill came with an inductor/choke for the AC side of the equation, but no such animal like other examples I've seen for the DC....... The planned use for this motor is for a rotary metal polishing tumbler. I built one using a 3/4 hp AC motor, but it ran very hot. These tumblers need to run for hours on end, but it turned out that my AC motor was one with a 1 hour long duty cycle. Probably meant for a bench grinder-type application, or something similar. Now, using the treadmill motor to power the tumbler, would it be recommended to use an extra fan to cool the circuit board?
A choke is required on an SCR type voltage controller but the control panel you’re using is a pulse width modulation type control panel so the choke is not required. it’s not a bad idea if you can find one but again not required. Anything you can do to keep the electronics cool is going to be to your benefit so a cooling fan is not a bad idea especially if it’s going to be running for long periods of time.
Hi - doing research for treadmill conversion and i love your content. Just opened up my first treadmill and already confused as the Motor Controller board is a Keys Fitness 08-0158. it would seem it is also a PWM controller as there is no H/W/L terminals. I am unable to find a wiring diagram so don't quite know which wires from the main board would make up the 4 wires for the PWM controller. Have you seen this board?
I have not come across that board. Was there a pin out sheet taped inside the cover of the treadmill. If not pull apart the treadmill main control panel and look at the circuit board a lot of those outputs are labeled and then you can match wire colors. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
@@dazecars No worries... i find this all fascinating and the information you post is easy to consume. At the very least, i got a 3.0HP DC motor and i'll just get another free treadmill tomorrow... they are everywhere. I will look into the SCR angle as well.
